CJ Maraga’s Judiciary faces disrepute as a toothless dog

Chief Justice and President of the Judiciary David Maraga (left) during the Admission of Advocates, 2018. The judiciary has come under sharp criticism over inaction as many court orders are ignored. [File, Standard]

The government’s defiance of court orders in handling lawyer Miguna Miguna has lifted the lid on increasing trend putting the Judiciary in an awkward position of a toothless dog.

While sentencing Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa for contempt of court, Justice George Odunga summed up the frustration the Judiciary goes through when senior government officials disobey court orders.